St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-23
SANITY CITY DOlNGS.
How Park rlirtations Result in the
Rulnation IF the Lives of
Ycuns City Girls.
Preparing to Decorate the Graves CT
Men Who died for Their
Country's Sake.
Eow Ticket Scalpers Make Money
id Spite Of the Interstate
Commerce Law.
DEsPoYLERS og VIRTUE.
How the Lives OF Innocent Girls
Are Made Burdens of Sin.


Are Made Burdens OF Sin.
Sunday in large city is usually de-
,,oted IN chuych-gGing by majority of
the community, but there is large mi
nority. especially III places like st.
PauI. that have come to regard the day
as one for pleasure only and stop at no
means to CRAFTY themselves i'll this re-
spect. Al least. they call 1t pleasure,
h1t reserve their energies for the shades
NJ evening when reputable citizens are
CuietIv resting at home. Little do the
latter know what is transporting, often
nnrhaps. within 4 stones throw of their
rasidrureS. and little co they reck that
some nf their own families may be par
ticipantS in unSeemly orgies nj only for
pandemonium.
ON all sides it is customary to hear
Slighting remarks CT the enforcement of
blne laws which should have been
stricken of the statute books long ago,
ana especially is this true of wineblb-
hers vino object to having their custom
my. drains cut oil ON the Lords day.
Many yourg girl, too, who leaves her
narent'S or employer house oStenSlbly
IN 90 10 church or call on a friend. has
really an engagement with some young
scamp whom SHE may have encountered
in the park during the afternoon While
out for Il stroll in some of the city parks.
These are in most cases unSOphiSticated
Girls. and when the first downward step
is taken it is Il difficult and often hope
less task to ret.ace 1t.
\ sample Illustration will suffice pos
Sihly as Il warning to some hayward
girl who has entertained rOSe-nnted
hue OF the So-called pleasures of Sun
day afternoon Irritation with some
masher in park. In one Of the man
sionS of vice in this city, the mistress of
which is we'll known i'll police circles, Il
Young girl. not more than Is years of
age and still bearing traces of modesty,
was encountered whose story should
PROVE \ WARNING
to her sisters. According to her state
ment. a few months ago she was the in
mate of respectable family in St.
Paul. who saw to it that she attended
church regularly until hot weather
came and they left for one OF the sum-
mer resorts. One Sunday afternoon she
went ont unattended for prOmedade,
and about block away from the house
she encountered Il weli-dreSSed young
fellow who smiled at her, and she an
Swered similarly. Not many minutes
elapsed before he walkedup to her, and,
dispute show of remonStrance on her
part, insisted upon accompanying her.
He was fluent talker, OF good address
and appearance, and the victim was
quickly Fascinated by his winning ways.
After spending an hour or two in his
company she suggested that it was time
to return home. and he aGquieSced in
this arrangement, but before parting
at her door exacted a promise to
meet him the following evening. 1t
was the old story Of trusting maid and
a treacherouS man, and at the end of a
week of the Irritation visit TO saloon
was proposed after witnessing j per-
Torrance at the theater.
In some way SuppeI-w delayed until
some time past midnight and when she
discovered this fact she became alarmed
and entreated her escort to return with
her to her home at once. But he was
deaf to her entreaties and prolonged
their stay in the saloon until long after
the time that IL respectable girl should
be in bed. The rest was easy for afraid
and ashamed to face her family, the girl
consented TO remain i'll the company of
her new found friend and she has not
been home since.
Search has been made far and near
for her. but she remains in the city
almost within call of her true friends,
but not daring 10 let them know her po-
sitiOn. This is not a romance. but the
facts can be verified by careful inveSti-
CATION. and now for description of the
new quarters of this fallen one, which
will serve as a sample of all.
1t is long past the hour when the
churches emptied themselves of theiI
congregations, the preachers have fin
iShed their sermons to the members OF
their fiOcks and the big town clock is
perhaps tolling the midnight hour
There comes closed carriage contain
ing half Il dozen young Sprigs, one OF
them perched upon the box with thu
driver. Frequent visits have been paiC
to bar-ro0ms and the whole crowd might
be termed jolly full and ripe for mis-
chief. Away rattle the carriage unit
some house with
CHAIS-GUARDED DOOR
is reached and they are admitted to one
of the parlOrs. 1t makes no difference
to any of them that they have left goot
mothers, sisters OF wives at home, prob
ably having accompanied them tt
church early in the evening, they are
out for good time and mean to have i
regardless of Sunday or anything else
From midnight until the sun struggle!
with the moon for the mastery there ART
the widest scenes Imaginable. 1t i:
amid such scenes that a woman SOoI
loses all her better instincts and de
Scends lower and lower on the scale
until finally friendly dose of arsenic
puts an END to her misery and the Pot
ter's field receives what was probably
once the cherished idol of a happy
household, and all for a Sunday flilta
ton.
Not alone in one locality can sucl
scenes be witnessed, but all over st
Paul are scattered these milestGnes il
the race of death where young girls arr
lnveIgled and ruined forever. Take {
stand on any street corner, say about
twilight, and young girls, some of then
hardly In their teens, may be observed
watching furtively for some lover will
whom they may have all appointment
or, IN the event of his failure to be OF
hand, with any one who will take the
trouble to pick them up. 1t is appalling
to see the number Of young girls wht
are thus rendering themselves liable fOl
future misery, but the unceaSing tide
rolls on and they are engulfed i'll the
waves OF eternal destruction.
NOW that the warm weather is well OF
there Will be more flirtatiOnS in thu
parks and greater crowds at the popular
resorts near the city. so that the rout
and libertine may have material tt
choose from, and great care should bt
taken IN keeping a lookout for young
girls, especially on Sundays, when 81
many OF them are at home and prone Il
wander from the parent nest.